It apparently takes more than a hamstring injury and accusations of tax fraud to keep Lionel Messi from scoring goals as he completed a hat trick before the 50th minute of Argentina's 4-0 win friendly win against Guatemala...

The San Diego Padres announced on Friday that the club has reinstated pitcher Huston Street from the 15-day disabled list and optioned pitcher Tommy Layne and outfielder Jaff Decker to Triple-A Tucson...

Mickelson struggled through three bogeys on his first 17 holes and failed to get hot with the putter. Nevertheless, after his round Mickelson told Tom Rinaldi of ESPN he feels good about where his game is at...

Olivier Vernon's first step is definitely explosive, but the ones that follow his take off are even more impressive. But we're not talking about this Dolphins defensive lineman's pass rushing repertoire...

The Chargers team doctor who had the support of many veteran players amid recent years of controversy announced Thursday he has chosen to step down from his position after 17 seasons with the team, citing health and family reasons...

Rather than seeing an offense as a static playbook with a list of plays, Greg Olson views it as an evolutionary being. An offense lives and breathes. It changes and mutates almost as if it were walking on two legs...

Matt Barkley signed his rookie contract today with the Philadelphia Eagles and is ready to go. He was projected to be one of the top draft picks if he decided to go pro a year earlier, but continuing in school caused his draft stock to drop...

Houston Texans coordinator Wade Phillips keeps upping the ante on the expectations for defensive end J.J. Watt. After just one season, Phillips predicted that Watt's career would result in a Hall of Fame bust...

Matt Cain allowed two hits over 6 2/3 innings and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Thursday night. A year to the day after throwing a perfect game against Houston, Cain (5-3) was nearly flawless again...